About this season
Deadline is a television series which was shown on NBC in the 2000–2001 season. It starred Oliver Platt as Wallace Benton, who worked for the fictional New York Ledger. This was a daily newspaper which was seen in many episodes of Law & Order.
Episodes (13)
1. Pilot
Aired 2 October 2000 • 60 min
A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist recruits college students to assist in uncovering headline stories.
2. Lovers and Madmen
Aired 9 October 2000 • 60 min
Benton investigates a renowned classical pianist who becomes romantically involved with Benton's estranged wife.
3. Perception
Aired 16 October 2000 • 60 min
Benton uncovers a link between the "accidental" shooting of an off-duty officer and a series of police beatings.
4. Daniel in the Lion's Den
Aired 23 October 2000 • 60 min
Benton learns that a candidate for city council is a convicted fugitive living under an assumed name.
5. Howl
Aired 30 October 2000 • 60 min
Benton becomes a suspect in the murder of a gangster's girlfriend after she spent the night at his place.
6. The Old Ball Game
Aired 17 March 2001 • 60 min
A wealthy woman goes missing, and the investigation uncovers more than anyone expected.
7. Don't I Know You?
Aired 17 March 2001 • 60 min
When Wallace probes the mob, Nikki's family connections and her past come back to haunt her and she is forced to choose between her father and her career. Abe Vigoda guest stars.
8. The Undesirables
Aired 24 March 2001 • 60 min
Wallace uncovers a politician's plot to sterilize female drug addicts
9. Somebody's Fool
Aired 24 March 2001 • 60 min
Benton investigates when a man is killed after creating a disturbance on a plane.
10. The First Commandment
Aired 31 March 2001 • 60 min
Benton is led astray while investigating the murder of a prominent rabbi's wife, causing him to delve into the holy man's background.
11. Just Lie Back
Aired 31 March 2001 • 60 min
Benton investigates the possibility that misogynistic comments by a radio disc jockey may have provoked a series of sexual assaults.
12. Shock
Aired 7 April 2001 • 60 min
Beth investigates a drug rehabilitation center that preys off its clientele by selling narcotics and condoning prostitution.
13. Red Herring
Aired 7 April 2001 • 60 min
Benton ends up afraid for his life and on his publisher's bad side when he dares to write a damning column on a stock scam run by the Russian mafia.